On Tuesday, 3 December 2013 at 14:26:07 UTC, Andrew Edwards wrote:
Betas will be released four weeks after an official release.
The intent is to afford a thorough review of all features
introduced since the last official release and allot ample time
to remedy any resulting regressions.
Release candidates will follow naturally from Betas two weeks
prior to an official release. Once a release candidate is
published, no new features will be added.
I don't understand the necessity of a beta release if it doesn't
guarantee anything with respect to the codebase. Wouldn't it make
more sense to have a "mid-release review" after 4 weeks where
everyone discusses the state of the release and the targets for
the release candidate? The release candidate seems to handle
locking down the addition of new features.
